Lobelia 'Ruby Slippers'

I have grown this plant for several years. I love the color and find it worth the trouble keep it going. Individual plants live only a ...Read Morefew years so replacement or propagation is necessary. The plants do really need a lot of moisture so I now have them on the north east side of my house where it is fairly damp. Moisture is more important than sun in my experience. I suggest Conoclinium coelestinum Cori (blue mist plant) as a companion plant, beautiful.

Only 6 of the 15 I ordered from Bluestone survived, but these 6 are sensational. A glorious color; I agree that it's hard to describe! ...Read MoreThe plants are fresh-looking when the rest of the garden is getting tired, but they begin to flower before the really late perennials ('Autumn Joy,' obedient plant, L. speciosum, etc.). A lot of sun is fine--even better--as long as the soil isn't too dry.

I had these for about 5 years. Then we had a really hard winter and none of them survived, tho it's supposedly a zone-4 plant. I now can't find it for sale anywhere, which suggests it's difficult to grow. Would love to try again.

This is my first year with this lobelia, and it is one of my new favorites! I wish I could describe the color - photos don't quite do it...Read More justice. It is a very dark fuschia-maroon color - very unusual! It is not, however, so "red" that it detracts from the other flowers in the bed - it compliments the other colors. AND the hummingbirds love it!